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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela, Escalating Pressure on Maduro

President Trump has labeled President Nicolás Maduro a drug cartel leader and has suggested he could expand U.S. strikes to Venezuelan soil.

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Venezuelan Dissident Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony

María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.

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House Passes $900 Billion Bill That Would Put Trump’s Stamp on Military

The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

4 min read

As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

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Andrew Tate, in a half-unbuttoned animal-print shirt, sits in a crowded audience beside Tristan Tate, in a fuchsia blazer.

How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed

Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted figures on the right, including Tucker Carlson and Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.

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What Menopause Does to the Body

A head-to-toe guide to the many unexpected symptoms of the midlife transition.

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Ex-Michigan Football Coach Is in Custody After Being Fired

Sherrone Moore was being held at a Michigan jail after being terminated for what a university official called an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member.

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Did Texas Republicans Overplay Their Hand on Redistricting?

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

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Under a clear blue sky, a silhouetted figure stands on a street in a downtown area of a small town.

The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway

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Vimal Patel

Vimal Patel

The Trump administration has tried to bend universities to his political will. But some of the most durable changes to higher education are occurring at the state level. Texas is a key example.

Vimal Patel

Vimal Patel

State lawmakers there have recently passed bills aimed at what they describe as bringing balance back to universities that have become too liberal.

Vimal Patel

Vimal Patel

The legislation shifts power from faculty to governing boards, which are composed of political appointees. One new law, Senate Bill 37, gives trustees the power to overturn key administrative posts, including academic deans.

Vimal Patel

Vimal Patel

The state is also turning to former Republican lawmakers to lead higher education institutions. The heads of the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech systems now are all former Republican lawmakers.

Vimal Patel

Vimal Patel

Some students and faculty, especially in the liberal arts, worry that the state’s universities are poised to sideline or eliminate departments conservatives disfavor like gender studies.

A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents-to-Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished.

Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.

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Jackie Molloy for The New York Times

A Former King Seeks an Exit From Exile but Finds No Royal Treatment

King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated and left for exile years ago. Now, his attempted comeback is giving his family a royal headache.

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Juan Carlos emerging from a black car, wearing a black suit and tie.

Louvre Heist Was Caught on Film, Officials Say, Rebutting Director’s Account

Investigators said museum guards didn’t watch the recording in time. The Louvre’s director had previously said the thieves entered undetected.

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A furniture elevator extends toward the second floor of the Louvre. A small crowd of officers stand on ground level.

Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.

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A man wearing a padded vest and other protective clothing walking through the woods with a metal detector.

Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.

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An older Madeleine Wickham with gray hair, wearing a black-and-white print dress, sits at a table next to a stack of her books.

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Pacific Northwest Faces Some of Its Worst Flooding in Decades This Week

Some rivers in Western Washington were projected to reach record levels in coming days, as a storm unleashed yet another day of heavy rain.

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How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.

A grass-roots coalition is trying to push New York State to use eminent domain to buy out Central Hudson Gas & Electric and replace it with a public authority.

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Nursing Home Owners Pocketed Millions as Patients Suffered, Report Says

The owners intentionally understaffed two New Jersey facilities and diverted Medicaid money for their own use, the state comptroller said.

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Wenne Alton Davis, Actor in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ Hit by S.U.V. and Killed

The actor, 60, was struck in Midtown Manhattan late on Monday, her agent and the police said.

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